A comment by his fourth-grade teacher has meant all the difference to Brad Brady. He overheard her exclaim how wonderful his performance in a school play was. "It was only one comment, and I wasn't supposed to hear it, but it has made a world of difference," he said. It spurred Brady to get his degree in theater education at the University of South Florida and to become the head of the theater department at Renaissance Academy, a private school in the New Port Richey area. ...more

July 2, 2008

The curtain is up. The kilns are ready for firing. A growing list of classes and teachers is in the queue. ...more

December 13, 2007

Laurie Philpot knew she needed to do something when she learned an old high school friend's 2-year-old son had leukemia and the mounting medical costs had thrown the family's finances into disarray. ...more

October 1, 2007